At the start of the Early Bronze Age (EBA) we see a lot of continuity with an earlier tradition of incised decoration on closed vessels such as cylindrical pyxides (globular or biconical), small jars with narrow necks (footed or footless), and kandylia. Such vases usually have lateral lugs, allowing for their suspension and attaching lids (Figure 11.1). An EC I globular pyxis from Naxos (AE1, fig. 97) whose shape, like some stone vases, mimics a sea urchin is completely covered in diagonal incised lines arranged in alternating bands (herringbone). This motif, which is very common in the EBA, could have been in imitation of basketry or textiles (Rambach 2000, vol. II, 175–80). The incisions are often infilled with white paste, producing a contrast with the burnished black or reddish vase surface.